Business Analyst

Recruitment Consultant - Client Services at Square One Resources (UK & USA)

Business Analyst – Performance & Attribution (Asset Management)

Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days onsite, 3 remote)

Contract: 6-month rolling

Start Date: ASAP

A leading asset manager is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join their Performance & Attribution function. The successful candidate will play a key role in defining attribution model requirements to support investment desk strategies and enhance the delivery of performance analytics and reporting services.

This position requires a strong understanding of investment and asset management environments, hands‑on experience in performance and attribution analysis, and proven ability to operate effectively within an Agile delivery team, writing user stories and epics.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

• Analyse and define performance and attribution model requirements across multiple investment strategies.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams including Performance, Investments, Product, Client Services, and Data functions.
• Produce detailed functional specifications, user stories, and process documentation.
• Present requirements to architecture and development teams to determine appropriate technical solutions.
• Support UAT to ensure test coverage accurately reflects business needs (using Jira).
• Contribute to business cases and ensure project alignment with wider business and data strategy.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Proven background in Investment / Asset Management.
• Strong experience with Performance and Attribution systems, models, or processes.
• Demonstrable experience working within Agile delivery teams – writing user stories, epics, and functional documentation.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, both technical and business-facing.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives, work independently, and deliver to deadlines.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

Equal Opportunity

Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

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